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- 11 photos on Hertford appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Hertford
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Goldings
Thousands of teenage boys would have spent their formative years at William Baker Technical School which was housed in the historic mansion of Goldings in the village of Waterford. In 1922 around 240 boys and staff marched from Stepney Causeway where Barnodos had their training workshops to the station where they travelled by train to Hertford. Forming up behind their band they marched past the newly errected war memorial laying a wreath in memory of Barnodo Boys who had lost their lives in the Great War, and onto their new home at Goldings in Waterford. Within the 110 acres a number of good sporting facilities were created for football and ...read more here
A memory of Waterford contributed by J Parsons
Nineteen years pleasurable living in Great Amell.
My family of four childen, my husband and I, moved into part of a large country house known as 'Ravenscourt', standing in 3 acres of land: we named our semi "Little Ravenscourt'. Within our back garden stood a beautiful large 'Indian Bean Tree' (catelpa), which the children loved to climb on: in the spring it was covered in small orchid-like scented flowers which attracted many bees ~ some of which would fall drunk onto the lawn. The flowers were the forerunner of long bean-like growths: hence its name. Opposite the house was a narrow lane, which led to a thickly grown bluebell wood. Near to the village Church (where one of our daughters was married) was Amwell Pool, ...read more here
A memory of Great Amwell contributed by Edith Wood-Smith
The Crown Inn
Not really a memory - rather a request for information. My grandfather, Alfred Pain, was licensee of the Crown Inn from possibly the late 1920s through to the middle 1930s. If anyone has any memories/information/photos of the public house and/or my grandfather's time there, I would be most grateful to hear them.
Incidentally, my mother, Doris Bird, used to live in Hoddesdon Road and it was through working at the Crown that she met my father. Any memories of her or her parents, Florence and Arthur Bird would also be gratefully received
A memory of Stanstead St Margarets contributed by Colin Pain
St Andrew's Church
Wow, I have many fun memories about St Andrew's Church, living next door for many years and being a member in my younger years. To me it was like my second home. Does anyone remember Skipp? He was a lovely man, I got many a telling off for ringing the church bells, which I did on most days ,driving the neighbours crazy until they put new doors on. Not because of me, but things got stolen inside the church, so my bell ringing stopped, and sadly so did the trust for people to visit inside as it sadly had to be locked. Thank you, thieves. I have a lot of love for this church and very happy memories, and remember clearly ...read more here
A memory of Stanstead Abbotts contributed by sonia thompson
Extracts From Hertford & Hertfordshire books
The war memorial, standing in Parliament Square, was completed in 1921. Designed by Sir Aston Wenn and surmounted by a hart sculpted by Alfred Drury, it is built of Portland stone. A number of buildings had to be demolished to make space for the memorial close to Parliament Row - here, it has been suggested, parliament met in the 1500s during outbreaks of plague in London.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
Only the 15th-century brick gatehouse to the castle survives. In December 1216, the castle was besieged and captured by the army of the French Dauphin. Later it became a gaol for royal prisoners, who included Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, King David II of Scotland and King John of France. It became the residence of the Marquis of Devonshire in the late 1880s. Much of the grounds and garden walls were restored in 1912, and the walks were opened to the public.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
In 1888, when the site for the new library at Old Cross was being dug, a jumble of stones from the 13th-century St Mary the Less were uncovered. These were reassembled, rather randomly, in the form of a drinking fountain. The library, which was also home to the Art School, was opened by A J Balfour, who later became Prime Minister.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
Sad to say, many of the timber-framed buildings in St Andrew's Street were demolished in the 1960s. One of the survivors was the Old Verger's House (right), which was restored around 1893; today it holds the showrooms of Beckwith's Antiques. The building, hidden behind the second gable of the Verger's House was restored too. With additions behind, it became St Nicholas Hall.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
The young girl in her fashionable cloche hat dips for minnows in the River Beane, whilst her friend waits patiently for her turn. In the background are the 'stepped' houses on Port Hill, which leads from Cowbridge up to Bengeo. Port Hill is the steepest in Hertford, and the road was strewn with sand to help the horses drawing the drays to obtain a firm grip. The sand boxes still stood by the side of the road until recent years.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".